Although the shipping industry is putting greater focus on making remote and autonomous ships a reality, the flurry of developments in this field might not be in the best interest of all shipping markets.

On the back of the technological developments in autonomy, and other major trends in the maritime ...

As of November 1, the Horizon 2020 funded project Space@Sea sets out to make a step in efficient use of the maritime environment. The consortium consisting of seventeen European partners aims to provide sustainable and affordable workspace at sea by developing a standardised and cost efficient modular island with ...

ISP Volume 63, nummers 3,4 van 2016/2017 is een speciaal nummer over het Europese Unie (EU) project GRIP. GRIP staat voor “Green Retrofitting through optimization of hull-Propulsion Interaction”. In het project zijn verscheidene aspecten bestudeerd rond het toepassen van Energy Saving Devices (ESD’S) op bestaande schepen.

Aspecten ...

De sleephopperzuigers zijn elk uitgerust met een systeem dat de uitlaatgassen reinigt middels zogenoemde Selectieve Katalyse Reductie (SCR) en een roetfilter (DPF). De SCR vermindert de NO_x-uitstoot in de uitlaatgassen; het DPF filtert fijnstof- en roetdeeltjes.

Omdat de dieselelektrische schepen brandstoffen met een laag zwavelgehalte gebruiken, zijn deze ...

De Tweede Kamer heeft donderdag 8 december 2016 met een ruime meerderheid een amendement aangenomen om 5 miljoen euro te oormerken voor de Subsidieregeling Duurzame Scheepsbouw (SDS). Het amendement op de begroting van het ministerie van Economische Zaken was ingediend door de ChristenUnie (Eppo Bruins). Brancheorganisatie Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT ...

By MarEx 2016-11-01

Kongsberg announced Tuesday that it will design and equip the world's first "unmanned and fully-automated vessel for offshore operations."

The new vessel, to be named the Hrönn, will be built by Norway’s Fjellstrand AS for Automated Ships Ltd., a division of UK-based subsea engineering and ...

By MarEx 2016-11-02

LNG is not a panacea to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and its increasing use as a marine fuel could be worse for the environment than burning heavy fuel oil, says Ian Adams, the former CEO of the International Bunker Industry Association.
In stark contrast to media reports ...

The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has taken a step toward the masterless ships as it is launching a pre-study on autonomous ships together with the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

Source  http://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/204672/denmark-to-initiate-study-on-unmanned-ships/?uid=12518

Together with marine ICT companies, Wärtsilä Corporation is taking part in a project aimed at creating the world’s first autonomous marine transport system.
The company said that the initial focus will be on developing a fully autonomous system for the Baltic Sea by the year 2025, with cargo ships ...